Articles from Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf

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Israelis protest against the government’s planned judicial overhaul, outside the Supreme Court in Jerusalem, March 27, 2023. (Photo/JTA-Jamal Awad-Flash90)

Torah

Like the ancient Israelites, the cure to modern Israel’s ills is right in front of us

by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf June 29, 2023June 29, 2023

A 1907 postcard depicts the Israelites gathered at the foot of Mount Sinai.

Torah

How can we all live together amicably? Leviticus explains.

by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf March 24, 2023March 23, 2023

a 19th century painting of the scene

Torah

The monumental things that happen in the in-between

by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf February 3, 2023February 2, 2023

Donny Osmond in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."

Torah

Drama, intrigue, fashion: The story of Joseph has it all

by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf December 16, 2022December 15, 2022

"Noah's Ark" (1846) by Edward Hicks

Ark, who goes there? It’s us, Noah’s fellow quarantiners

by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf October 28, 2022October 27, 2022

engraving of several women standing before moses, who is seated on a throne

Torah

In this week’s Torah portion, women stand up for their rights — and win

by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

Donny Osmond in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat."

Torah

How Donny Osmond and his ‘Dreamcoat’ figure in Passover’s miracles

by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf April 15, 2022April 21, 2022

Detail from Paolo Veronese's 'Esther Crowned by Ahasuerus,' 1556.

Torah

Focusing on God and community once a week is a good thing

by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf February 24, 2022

“Lamentations Over the Death of the First-Born of Egypt” by Charles Sprague Pearce, 1877

Torah

Midnight can be the moment that changes the course of history

by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf January 7, 2022January 6, 2022

"Jacob Wrestling with the Angel" Gustave Doré, 1855

Torah

Are you like Jacob — wrestling to understand things?

by Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf November 19, 2021November 18, 2021